AvePDF PDF to Word (by Nutrient / Orpalis) · PDF to Word
Clearly states its two-action free quota upfront and lets guests quickly export a two-page DOCX with full text retention, but flattens tables into plain paragraphs and applies different retention terms to free uploads.
US-West (California, AS2914)
DOCX · Output attached · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
AvePDF web Free and Annual Premium plans · 2026-10-21
Billed annually as a single USD 55 payment; cancel anytime with a 30-day money-back guarantee
2 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The official pricing page offers a Free tier (2 actions per 6 hours, 128 MB file limit) and an annual AvePDF Premium tier billed once at USD 55/year, with no standalone monthly plan.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel anytime; the official pricing page states a 30-day money-back guarantee.
AvePDF official pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-19
2 free actions included; AvePDF Premium for unlimited access
Freemium (2 Free Guest Actions + Free vs. Premium Retention Difference)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page DOCX (11.2 KB, 55 paragraphs, 0 native tables)
- Watermark
- Not recorded or not verified
- Free allowance
- 2 free actions without login (up to 128 MB per file); exports a valid 11,435-byte DOCX with 100% text retention but 0 native tables.
- Account requirements
- No login required within the 2-action free quota
- Maximum specification record
- Not recorded or not verified
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Not recorded or not verified
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Exported a valid 11,435-byte DOCX preserving all text checkpoints and Page 2, but flattening the 4×4 table into plain paragraphs.
- Fixture
- anchor_pdf2word_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 1.78 s
- End-to-end reference
- 2.54 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Not recorded or not verified
- Interaction
- No forced popup at download; page displays a browser-language prompt, Nutrient acquisition notice, and Nudocs AI banner.
- Entity record
- Orpalis / Nutrient (GdPicture SDK) Web Tool
- Origin
- Not recorded or not verified
- Domain history record
- Not recorded or not verified
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- GdPicture.NET cloud conversion pipeline (single-sample server wait 1.78s, end-to-end 2.54s)
- Retention statement
- Page states files are accessible for up to 30 minutes and can be cleared manually, noting zero retention applies to AvePDF Premium subscribers
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_pdf2word_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 76/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_pdf2word_v1
Honesty & reputation · 70/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 28 / 35 | Top banner clearly discloses "You have 2 free actions left" and "Max file size: 128 MB" before upload; within that quota, guests convert and download the 11.2 KB DOCX directly without a login wall. | Evidence B → |
| Interaction restraint | 20 / 30 | No forced popup at download; page displays a browser-language prompt, Nutrient acquisition notice, and Nudocs AI banner. | Evidence B → |
| Background & reputation | 15 / 20 | Operated by Orpalis (now Nutrient / GdPicture.NET SDK) as the official web showcase for its document SDK. | Evidence B → |
| Engineering & privacy | 7 / 15 | On-page Privacy notice states uploaded files are accessible for up to 30 minutes and can be manually deleted, while explicitly distinguishing free users from "We do not retain files for AvePDF Premium subscribers". | Evidence B → |
Capability · 78.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 48 / 65 | Exported a valid 11,435-byte DOCX (55 paragraphs): 4/4 headings, 12/12 table cell strings, 3/3 body phrases, and the Page 2 marker are 100% preserved, but the 4×4 financial table is flattened into plain paragraphs (native <w:tbl> table_count=0). | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 16 / 20 | Guests directly download a valid watermark-free DOCX (11.2 KB) without signing in, subject to the 2-action free quota and lacking native Word table objects. | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 14.5 / 15 | 2026-10-21 single-sample network timing: /en/file/upload took 0.76s, and server preparation/conversion (/en/file/prepare-file-for-tool to /en/tools/pdf-to-word-action) took 1.78s (end-to-end 2.54s). | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-19
Initial test on AvePDF PDF to Word. - 2026-10-19
Unified 30/70 weighting and decimal rounding; added evidence hashes and publication gating. - 2026-10-19
Obtained valid native DOCX export on second attempt and inspected OpenXML structure. - 2026-10-21
Captured single-sample server processing time (server_s=1.78s) via Ego browser and compiled seven-aspect draft scores for human review.